Biodegradation of Certain Petroleum Product Contaminants in Soil and Water By Selected Bacteria
Description:
Soil contamination by gasoline underground storage tanks is a critical environmental problem. The results herein show that in situ bioremediation using indigenous soil microorganisms is the method of choice. Five sites were selected for bioremediation based on the levels of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene and the amount of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil. Bacteria capable of degrading these contaminants were selected from the contaminated sites and grown in 1,200 I mass cultu…
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Date:
December 1995
Creator:
Nevárez-Moorillón, Guadalupe Virginia
Partner:
UNT Libraries